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Chicago Sun-Times
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Israeli military forces raid Gaza’s largest hospital in operation against Hamas

White smoke from tear gas fired by Israeli troops spreads behind burning tires on a barricaded street during clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinian youths as a military operation was conducted in the occupied West Bank city of Tulkarem on Tuesday. (Getty)

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip — The Israeli military raided Gaza’s largest hospital early Wednesday, conducting what it called a “precise and targeted operation against Hamas in a specified area” of the facility, which has been the site of a standoff with the ruling militant group.

Israeli authorities say the militants conceal military operations in the Al Shifa Hospital. But with hundreds of patients and medical personnel inside, the military has refrained from entering.

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